Glenister banned from driving Quattro

Philip Glenister has revealed frightened BBC bosses have banned him from driving his character's Audi Quattro in Ashes To Ashes.

The show's producers fear Glenister could be involved in a crash if he drives his red Audi and have replaced him with stunt drivers.

The 45-year-old said: "We have become a commodity now, so they let us do very little driving."

Glenister also revealed that co-stars Marshall Lancaster and Dean Andrews are forbidden from taking the wheel.

"When we first did Life On Mars I had the Cortina.

"I did quite a lot of driving in the first series and come the second series a bit less. Before, they didn’t care if we injured ourselves. Now I am a bit precious."

The Life On Mars spin-off debuted last week to strong ratings on BBC One.

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